City of Newburgh (Orange) - 3rd Alarm Fire 10-23-2011

[PFDRes47cue 653]

Date: 10-23-2011

Time: 20:30

Location: 488 Liberty Street

Frequency: NFD Dispatch [154.205]; 36-Control [46.16]

Units Operating: City of Newbugh FD [Car 1, Car 4, Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 10, Truck 1, Truck 10]; Stewart-ANG FD [FAST]; Vails Gate FD [Car 4, R480 as FAST]; New Windsor [Car 2, Engine 446]; Middle Hope FD [?]; Cornwall-on-Hudson FD [Truck 413]; Mobile Life [2 ALS units, Rehab Unit]

Units Relocated: Winona Lake FD [Car 2, Engine 322] to Newburgh Public Safety Building; Marlboro [Car 38-2, Engine 38-10] to Middle Hope Station 2; Cornwall-on-Hudson FD [Truck 413]; Salisbury Mills [Car 3, Engine 560] to New Windsor FD; Coldenham FD [Truck 205] to the Newburgh Public Safety Building.

Weather Conditions: Chilly

Description Of Incident: Working fire in a 3-story OMD (see below for exposures). Heavy fire on the #2 & #3 floors. Aggressive interior attack was initiated on arrival. Companies were later ordered to evacuate the building. Companies re-entered the building for overhaul. NFD re-called members to staff the reserve Engine 10 and Truck 10. Both NFD Trucks (1 & 10) were set up and operating on the #4/D side of the structure. Stewart-ANG FD was the 10-75 FAST team but was then put to work, Vails Gate FD was requested as the new FAST. Fire placed U/C @ 21:31 by 36-13.

Reporter: Eric12401, BFD1054

Writer: PFDRes47cue

Exposures:

Exposure 1: Street

Exposure 2: Similar OMD (separated by approximately 5 feet)

Exposure 3: Rear Yard

Exposure 4: Street

20:38 - Vails Gate FAST requested to the scene.

20:40 - IC requesting two additional engines to the scene.

20:41 - Marlboro (Ulster Co.) requested for one engine to relocate to Middle Hope FD Station 2.

20:42 - Winnona Lake FD one engine to the Newbugh Public Safety building and New Windsor FD one engine to the scene.

20:50 - "All units operating, evacuate the building"

20:50 - Marlboro FD E38-10 responding.

21:05 - Cornwall-on-Hudson requested to relocate to the scene and to locate behind Middle Hope FD engine as per IC.

21:06 - Coldenham FD requested for one truck to relocate to the Newburgh Public Safety building.

21:06 - IC requesting a 3rd alarm.

21:09 - Salisbury Mills FD requested to send one engine to New Windsor FD.

21:31 - IC places the fire U/C.

21:44 - 36-13 requesting Red Cross to the scene for 13 adults.

22:20 - IC reporting that Red Cross is on scene.

Edited October 25, 2011 by PFDRes47cue